A strange little side quest
A small trivia drop for Void Factory: Chess changed dramatically in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries when the queen became the board's most powerful piece. The timeline takes another interesting turn: SimCity grew out of Will Wright's enjoyment of the map editor he had built for an earlier game; the act of shaping a city became the game itself. The details change, but the appeal of learning a system and trying again is remarkably persistent.